Ricardo Novaes

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Opportunity Asset Adm de Recursos de Terceiros Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity de Investimento SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors.

Itaú Unibanco SA is the asset management subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB4; NYSE: ITUB) in Brazil. The firm was created as Banco Itaú SA when Unibanco and Itaú merged. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Itaú Unibanco provides a full line of banking services to individual, institutional and corporate clients.

Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, BBA Icatu Investimentos is a Brazilian company that provides asset management services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. BBA Icatu Investimentos was acquired by Banco BBA Creditanstalt SA from Banco Icatu SA on June 13, 2002.

Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. (Rio Bravo) is an asset manager headquartered Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Gustavo Franco and Paulo Bilyk in 2000. They are owned by Rio Bravo Asset Management Participações SA, which is owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Rio Bravo offers investment funds for institutional investors.

Banco BBM SA operates as a financial institution. It offers credit facilities to corporate clients and financial advisory services for wealth management of individuals in Brazil. The firm provides structured financial solutions, such as exclusive funds, investment funds; fixed income products, including government bonds and private securities, foreign exchange transactions, loans, structured notes, and derivatives and macroeconomic analysis. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Wealth Management SA (CSHG) is the Brazilian private banking subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, ultimately held by Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN). Formerly known as Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores SA, the firm was founded in 2006 when Credit Suisse acquired Hedging-Griffo, an independent asset management and private banking firm. CSHG is headquartered in Sao Paulo and offers a suite of products covering a range of investments from domestic and international equities and bonds to currencies, commodities and interest rate securities.

Santander Brasil Asset Management DTVM SA (SAM Brasil) is the Brazil-based investment management subsidiary of SAM Brasil Participacoes SA, itself a subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Santander Banespa Asset Management, the firm was founded in 1968 and is located in São Paulo, where they provide mutual fund and discretionary portfolio management for institutions, pension funds, corporations and private investors. In 2009 the firm absorbed the activities of Banco Real Asset Management. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates ESG factors into their investment processes.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Opportunity Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity SA in Brazil. The firm was founded by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman in 1996. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages equity funds and multi-market funds for various investors.

Modal Asset Management Ltda. (Modal AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Banco Modal SA. Modal AM manages a range of investment funds for individual and institutional investors.

Bram Bradesco Asset Management S/A DTVM (BRAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2000 as a result of the consolidation of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management, BCN Alliance Asset Management, Boavista, BANEB, Credireal and Banco Bradesco´s Fund Management and Investment Portfolio departments. They are a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, NYSE: BBD). The firm manages local funds that invest globally for Brazilian investors and, on the other hand, it manages management of Latin American funds for foreign investors. BRAM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

JGP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (JGP) is the asset management y subsidiary of JGP Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998 by a group of investment professionals including André Roberto Jakurski, Arlindo Raggio Vergaças Jr. and José Carlos Carvalho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, JGP manages the JGP range of funds and provides investment advisory services to sophisticated investors and high-net worth individuals. To align interests with those of their clients, the JGP partners invest in the JGP funds.

BTG Pactual Asset Management S/A DTVM (BTG Pactual-AM) is the investment management subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, BTG Pactual-AM was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to clients, including institutional clients, high-net worth individuals, corporations and distribution partners in Brazil and across Latin America.

Global X Brasil Gestora de Investiemntos Ltda. (Global X Brazil) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. in South Korea. The firm was founded in 2008 as Mirae Asset Global Investimentos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Global X Brazil provides innovative solutions to retail and institutional clients.

Kondor Administradora e Gestora de Recursos Financieros Ltda. (Kondor Invest) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2006 by Rodrigo Veiga and Marc Kattan. Kondor Invest manages the Kondor funds for individual and corporate investors.

BTG Pactual Securitizadora SA provides credit acquisition and securitization services. The company was founded on October 25, 2004 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Santander Brasil Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SBG) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, SBG was founded in 2008 and offers a diversified range of investment funds, managed portfolios and investment advice to individual, corporate and institutional investors.

Ibiúna Macro Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Ibiúna Investimentos manages over $35 billion in assets distributed in three funds\: macro, shares, and credit. The Brazilian company believes that initiatives that have a positive impact on society are fundamental in any line of business. The company incorporates investment processes fully into the different assets they operate. The company has the support of an external consultancy specializing in sustainable finances to monitor and measure ex-exit factors for managed portfolios, as well as supporting the integration of these factors with asset analysis and management processes. is a Brazilian independent resource manager that was founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Telles da Rocha Azevedo and Mário Gomes Torós. Mário Gomes Torós has been the CEO since 2010.

Berkana Investimentos e Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2009. Luiz Carlos Moreira Lima has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Gavea Investimentos Ltda. (GIL) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and was founded in 2003. Formerly known as 3F Administracao De Recursos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2003 by Arminio Fraga and Luiz Henrique Fraga. In 2010, Gavea became a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management, the asset management arm of J.P Morgan Chase & Co. and created a strategic alliance with Highbridge Capital Management, the global alternative asset manager owned by JPMorgan Asset Management. GIL’s activities are focused on hedge funds, private equity funds, equity funds and real estate funds.

STK Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. and has subsidiaries in Brazil and Cayman Islands. The Brazilian company was founded in 2010 by Antenor Fernandes, Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho. Antenor Fernandes has been the CEO since 2010.

Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores SA (CSHG) is a real estate manager headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a direct subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, which is ultimately held by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. CSHG manages real estate funds for individuals and institutional investors.

Part of Bahia Holding SA, Bahia AM Renda Fixa Ltda. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2011. Thiago Mendez has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

SPX Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SPX Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2010 by Bruno Pandolfi, Rogério Xavier and Daniel Schneider. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, SPX Capital offers discretionary macro and fundamental equity strategies for individual and institutional investors.

Part of Novus Capital (Brazil), Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda is an independent resource manager based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company brings together a team of multidisciplinary and complementary professionals with extensive experience and successful careers in the Brazilian financial market. The company's team is highly qualified and focused on the generation of alpha in different markets. on September 05, 2018. Novus Capital was founded in 2012 by Rodrigo Galindo, Felipe Novaes Garcia, Luis André de Queiroz Oliveira, and Rodrigo Galindo has been the CEO since then. Novus Capital Gestora de Recursos was acquired by Modal Asset Management Ltda.

Vista Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. is an investment management company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vista Capital offers various investment strategies, including long biased view, macro research, and multi-strategy view, in Brazilian and international markets. The Brazilian company has grown from managing $30 million to over $6 billion in assets under management, thanks to consistent performance, strict risk controls, and a focus on retaining the best human capital. Vista Capital does not sell or distribute quotas of investment funds or any other financial assets, and past profitability does not guarantee future profitability. The private company was founded in 2014 by João Landau, Luis Felipe Aleixo Lutosa Clark Magon, João Eduardo Lopes, and has Luiz Guilherme Gama as the CEO since 2015.

Part of Absolute Holding Ltda., Absolute Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian independent resource manager based in São Paulo. Absolute's disciplined culture is reflected in its principles and processes, which prioritize respect for people, time, and clear communication. The Brazilian company has grown its assets under management consistently over time, with a team of professionals who share a significant intercession in macroeconomic and market analysis and management philosophy. Absolute offers several investment strategies, including disciplined macro, shares, arbitrage, and credit. The company provides regulatory documents in compliance with regulatory requirements and maintains transparency in its actions. The company was founded in 2013, and Tiago Sant'Anna has been the CEO since then.

AdamCapital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (AdamCapital) is the asset management subsidiary of Ackland Holdings Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded by Márcio Appel and André Salgado in 2013. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, AdamCapital manages a range of investment funds for various investors.

Asset1 Investimentos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company aims to generate surplus returns consistent with its customers. is an investment company founded by professionals with over 20 years of experience in the asset management market. The company was founded in 2019 by Marcelo de Lima Fatio and Marcello Siniscalchi.

Part of Wealth High Governance Holding de Participações SA, Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda provides investment advice. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019. Marco Aurélio Abrahão has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. provides various financial services, as described in their website. The Brazilian company was founded in 2021 and Carlos Augusto Salamonde has been the CEO of the company since 2021.